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When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were

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reluctant revolutionaries

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Change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved

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compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire

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In a broad sense, America was

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a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans

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The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on

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a willingness to subordinate private interests to the common good

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Republicans looked to the models of the _______ for examples of a just society

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Greeks and Romans

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Republican belief held that the stability of society and the authority of the government

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depended on the virtue of its citizenry

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The radical whigs feared

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the arbitrary power of the monarchy

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Royal titles were…

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unknown in the American colonies

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Property ownership and political participation were…

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relatively accessible

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Republican and Whigs ideas predisposed the…

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Americans to be more aware of threats to their rights

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Distance weakens authority,…

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great distance weakens authority greatly

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Not one of the original thirteen colonies except ____ was formally planted by the British government

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Georgia

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The founding of the American colonies by the British was

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undertaken in a haphazard manner

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Mercantilists believed that

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a country’s economic wealth could be measure by the amount of gold and silver in its treasury

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Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to supply…

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Britain with products such as tobacco, sugar, and ship’s masts

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Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to furnish…

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ships, seamen, and trade to bolster the strength of the Royal Navy

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Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to provide…

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a market for British manufactured goods

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Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to refrain…

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from exporting woolen cloth

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The first Navigation Laws were designed to

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eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade

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The British Parliament enacted currency legislation was intended primarily to benefit

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British merchants

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The British Crown’s royal veto of colonial legislation

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was used sparingly by the British Parliament

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Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to restrict…

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the passage of las bankruptcy laws regarding the American colonies

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Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to nullify…

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any colonial legislation deemed bad for the mercantilist system regarding the American colonies

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Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to restrain…

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the colonies from printing paper currency regarding the American colonies

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Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to enumerate…

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products that must be shipped to Britain regarding the American colonies

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Before 1763, the Navigation Laws

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were only loosely enforced in the American colonies

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Despite the benefits of the mercantile system, the American colonists disliked it because it

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made them feel used and kept in a state of perpetual economic adolescence

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In some ways, the Navigation Laws and mercantilist system were a burden to certain colonists because

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they stifled economic initiative

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A direct benefit reaped by the Americans from the mercantile system of Britain is London…

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paid high prices for ship parts to American producers

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A direct benefit reaped by the Americans from the mercantile system of Britain is Virginia…

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tobacco planters enjoyed a monopoly in the British market

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A direct benefit reaped by the Americans from the mercantile system of Britain is protection…

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of the world’s mightiest navy and army without a penny of cost

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A direct benefit reaped by the Americans from the mercantile system of Britain is some British…

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merchants were not allowed to compete with the American colonial merchants

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A new relationship between Britain and its American colonies was initiated in 1763 when ______ assumed charge of colonial policy

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George Grenville

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Sugar Act

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first British law intended to raise revenues in the colonies

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Stamp Act

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generated the most protest in the colonies

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Declaratory Act

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asserted Parliament’s absolute power over the colonies

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The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the

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Sugar Act

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The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to

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raise money to support new military forces needed for colonial defense

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Passage of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act

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convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their historic liberty

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Unlike the _____ Act, the ______ Act and the ______ Act were both indirect taxes on trade goods arriving in American ports

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Stamp
Sugar
Townshend

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Arrange the following in order: Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Stamp Act, and repeal of the Stamp Act

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Sugar Act, Stamp Act, repeal of the Stamp Act, Declaratory Act

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Colonists objected to the Stamp Act because

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Parliament passed the tax, not the colonists

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Colonists responded to Grenville’s various acts by considering…

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the Stamp Act and other acts as a sign of fiscal aggression

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Colonists responded to Grenville’s various acts by protesting…

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paying any duties required by the acts in an effort to force their repeal

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Colonists responded to Grenville’s various acts by rejecting…

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the need to fund a British army in the colonies

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Colonists responded to Grenville’s various acts by fearing…

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the real reason for a British army was to keep colonists in line

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The Quartering Act required that colonists

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provide housing and food for British troops

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When colonists shouted “No taxation without representation,” they were denying Parliament’s power to

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levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies

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Women supported protests against the Stamp Act by assembling in public to…

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hold spinning bees

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Women supported protests against the Stamp Act by making homespun…

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cloth to replace British textiles

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Women supported protests against the Stamp Act by boycotting consumer…

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goods imported from England

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Women supported protests against the Stamp Act by signing…

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petitions

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Virtual representation meant that

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every member of Parliament represented all British subjects everywhere

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Colonists responded to the hated Stamp Act by convening a colonial congress to…

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request repeal of the act

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Colonists responded to the hated Stamp Act by boycotting…

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British goods

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Colonists responded to the hated Stamp Act by via violence in…

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several colonial towns

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Colonists responded to the hated Stamp Act by wearing woolen…

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clothes made with colonial textiles vs. British cloth

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The colonists took the Townshend Acts less seriously than the Stamp Act because

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they were light and indirect

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As a result of American opposition to the Townshend Acts

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British officials sent regiments of troops to Boston to restore law and order

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Arrange these events in order: Boston Massacre, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts

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Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts

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Samuel Adams

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a pamphleteer who first organized committees to exchange ideas and information on resisting British policy

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John Adams

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a Massachusetts politician who opposed the moderates’ solution to the imperial crisis at the First Continental Congress

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Crispus Attucks

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a casualty of the Boston Massacre

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The tax on tea was retained when the Townshend Acts were repealed because

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it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation

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The local committees of correspondence organized by Samuel Adams

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kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange letters

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In 1773, _____ led the way by creating the first intercolonial committee of correspondence

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Virgina

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Arrange the following events in chronological order: clash at Lexington and Concord, meeting of the First Continental Congress, Quebec Act, and Boston Tea Party

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Boston Tea Party, Quebec Act, meeting of the First Continental Congress, clash at Lexington and Concord

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British officials granted the British East India Company a…

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monopoly in the colonies to prevent its bankruptcy

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Anger at the teat tax led to mass efforts to…

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turn cargo ships around in New York, Philadelphia, and Annapolis

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Bostonians dressed as Indians dumped…

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342 chests of tea into Boston harbor in protest of the tea tax

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Some Bostonians supported the Boston Teat Party; others…

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disagreed with the destruction of property

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When Parliament passed the Tea Act, colonists

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suspected that it was a trick to get them to violate their principle of “No taxation without representation”

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The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was

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not the only such protest to occur

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The most drastic measure of the Intolerable Acts was the

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Boston Port Act

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The Quebec Act

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suspended representative assemblies and trials by jury

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The Quebec Act was especially unpopular in the American colonies because it turned an extensive amount of…

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territory over to Catholic control

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The Quebec Act was especially unpopular in the American colonies because it affected many…

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colonies, not just Massachusetts

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The Quebec Act was especially unpopular in the American colonies because it alarmed land speculators, who…

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saw a huge are snatched from their grasp

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The Quebec Act was especially unpopular in the American colonies because it set a dangerous precedent against…

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jury trials

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The most memorable of the responses to the Intolerable Acts was

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the summoning of the First Continental Congress in 1774

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The First Continental Congress was called in order to

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consider ways of redressing colonial grievances against Britain

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The First Continental Congress

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called for a complete boycott of British goods

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As a result of Parliament’s rejection of the petitions of the Continental Congress

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fighting and bloodshed took place, and war began

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As the War of Independence began, Britain had the advantage of

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overwhelming national wealth and naval power

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A weakness of the British military during the War of Independence was second-rate…

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officers

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A weakness of the British military during the War of Independence was the need to keep many soldiers…

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in Europe in case of trouble

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A weakness of the British military during the War of Independence was long…

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supply lines

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A weakness of the British military during the War of Independence was brutal treatment of…

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their soldiers

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Many Whigs in Britain hoped for an American victory in the War of Independence because they

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feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical

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As the War of Independence began, the colonies had the advantage of

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many outstanding civilian and military leaders

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A weakness the colonists faced in the War of Independence was poor…

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orginization

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A weakness the colonists faced in the War of Independence was sectional jealousy, which constantly…

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interfered with the appointment of military leaders

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A weakness the colonists faced in the War of Independence was great difficulties in…

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raising money to support the army

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A weakness the colonists faced in the War of Independence was a weak central…

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authority running the war effort

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By the end of the War of Independence

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a few thousand American regular troops were finally whipped into shape

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A role of a woman during the Revolution was to run…

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businesses while the men fought

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A role of a woman during the Revolution was to be a camp…

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follower, who cooked, cleaned and sewed for the troops

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A role of a woman during the Revolution was receive…

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money and ration for services provided to troops

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A role of a woman during the Revolution was to dress as a…

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man and serve in battle

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African Americans during the Revolutionary War

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fought for both the Americans and the British

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Regarding American Independence

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only a select minority supported independence with selfless devotion

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The Navigation Laws required that all commerce to and from the colonies be…

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carried only on British vessels

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The Navigation Laws required that European goods going to the colonies had first to…

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put in at a British port and pay duties

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The Navigation Laws required that certain good produced in the colonies,…

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like tobacco, be shipped only to Britain

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To a degree, the Navigation Laws were beneficial to colonists because colonists were paid…

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subsides for producing ships’ parts and stores

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To a degree, the Navigation Laws were beneficial to colonists because tobacco growers were guaranteed a…

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monopoly of the British market for their crop

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To a degree, the Navigation Laws were beneficial to colonists because colonial trading ships were…

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protected by the Royal Navy

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Colonists dislike the new British policy of trying accused tax-policy offenders in admiralty courts because the offenders would be assumed…

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guilty unless they could prove themselves innocent

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Colonists dislike the new British policy of trying accused tax-policy offenders in admiralty courts because the offenders would not receive a…

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jury trial

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George Grenville responded to American protests against his policies by asserting that colonists were represented in…

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Parliament even if they did not think so

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George Grenville responded to American protests against his policies by asserting that the power of Parliament was…

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absolutely supreme in the empire

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The Townshend Acts were designed to raise…

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revenue to help pay the salaries of royal governors

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The Townshend Acts failed to produce

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the volume of revenue expected

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The Townshend Acts were repealed by…

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Parliament

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In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament closed…

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Boston harbor

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In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament restricted…

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town meetings in New England

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In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament required that the perpetrators of the…

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Boston Tea Party be taken to England for trial

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